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Recommendation T/R 61-01 (Nice 1985, Paris 1992, August 1992, Nicosia 2003)
CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE
Recommendation proposed by the ''Radio Regulatory'' Working Group (RR)
Text of the Recommendation adopted by the "Electronic Communications Committee" (ECC):
INTRODUCTION
The Recommendation as approved in 1985 makes it possible for radio amateurs from CEPT countries to operate during short visits in other CEPT countries without obtaining an individual temporary licence from the visited CEPT country. Good experience with this system is gained.
The Recommendation as revised in 1992 has the aim to make it possible for non-CEPT countries to participate in this licensing system. The appropriate provisions for this are found mainly in the new Appendices III and IV. The original Recommendation had to be adapted slightly, but it retains the same applicability within CEPT as before.
The Recommendation as revised in 2003 reflects the outcome of WRC-03 concerning Article 25 of the ITU Radio Regulations. The mandatory Morse code requirement has been removed and the number of amateur classes has been reduced from two to one.
“The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations,
considering
a)that the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service are Radiocommunications Services according to Article 1 of the ITU Radio Regulations and governed by other provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations as well as national regulations,
b)that it is necessary to harmonise licensing procedures for temporary use of radio amateur stations in CEPT countries and non-CEPT countries,
c)that Administrations are responsible, in accordance with Article 25 of the ITU Radio Regulations to verify the operational and technical qualifications of any person wishing to operate an amateur station.
d)that in accordance with Article 25 of the ITU Radio Regulations (rev WRC-03), administrations shall determine whether or not a person seeking a licence to operate an amateur station shall demonstrate the ability to send and receive texts in Morse code signals;
e)that the ability to send and receive texts in Morse code signals is not required for the purpose of this Recommendation;
f)that the issue and administration of temporary licences to foreign visitors based on bilateral agreements involves a considerable increase in work for Administrations,
g)that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) supports the simplification of procedures to obtain temporary operational privileges for foreign visitors in CEPT countries and in other countries,
noting that
this Recommendation bears no relation to the import and export of amateur radio equipment, which is subject only to relevant customs regulations,
noting further that
despite the procedures of this Recommendation, Administrations always have the right to require separate bilateral agreements when recognising the radio amateur licences issued by foreign Administrations,
recommends
1)that CEPT member Administrations recognise the principle of the CEPT radio amateur licence issued under the conditions specified in Appendices I and II, on which the Administrations of the countries visited will not levy administrative charges or spectrum fees.
2)that Administrations, not being members of CEPT, accepting the provisions of this Recommendation, may apply for participation in accordance with the conditions laid down in Appendices III and IV”.
Please check the ERO web site (http//: for the up to date position on the implementation of this and other ECC and ERC recommendations
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Appendix I
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUE OF THE
"CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE"
1.GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO "CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE"
The ''CEPT radio amateur licence" can be included in the national licence or be a special document issued by the same authority, and will be drafted in the national language and in German, English and French; it will be valid for non-residents only, for the duration of their temporary stays in countries having adopted the Recommendation, and within the limit of validity of the national licence. Radio amateurs holding a temporary licence issued in a foreign country may not benefit from the provisions of the Recommendation.
The minimum requirements for a "CEPT radio amateur licence'' will be:
i)indication that the document is a CEPT amateur licence;
ii)a declaration according to which the holder is authorised to utilise an amateur radio station in accordance with this Recommendation in countries where the latter applies;
iii)the name and address of the holder;
iv)the call sign;
v)the validity;
vi)the issuing authority.
A list may be added or provided indicating the Administrations applying the Recommendation.
The CEPT Licence permits utilisation of all frequency bands allocated to the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service and authorised in the country where the amateur station is to be operated.
2.CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION
2.1On request the licence holder shall present his CEPT radio amateur licence to the appropriate authorities in the country visited.
2.2The licence holder shall observe the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations, this Recommendation and the regulations in force in the country visited. Furthermore, any restrictions concerning national and local conditions of a technical nature or regarding the public authorities must be respected. Special attention should be paid to the difference in frequency allocations to the radio amateur services in the three ITU Regions.
2.3When transmitting in the visited country the licence holder must use his national call sign preceded by the call sign prefix of the visited country as indicated in Appendices II and IV. The call sign prefix and the national call sign must be separated by the character “/” (telegraphy) or the word “stroke” (telephony).
2.4 The licence holder cannot request protection against harmful interference.
3.EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE CEPT LICENCE AND NATIONAL LICENCES
3.1The equivalence between the CEPT licence and national licences in CEPT countries is given in Appendix II.
3.2The equivalence between the CEPT licence and national licences in non-CEPT countries is given in Appendix IV.
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Appendix II
TABLE OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE CEPT LICENCE AND NATIONAL LICENCES IN CEPT COUNTRIES
Countries wishing to modify their entries should send a letter to that effect to the Chairman of the ECC with a copy to the Office.
CEPT countries / Call sign prefix(es)to be used in visited countries / National licences equivalent to
the CEPT licence
1 / 2 / 3
Albania / (not implemented)
Andorra / (not implemented)
Austria / OE / 1 (old also 2)[1]
Azerbajan / (not implemented)
Belarus / (not implemented)
Belgium / ON / A
Bosnia and Herzegovina / T9 / A, B, C[2][3]
Bulgaria / LZ / 1 and 2
Croatia[4] / 9A / CEPT
Cyprus / 5B / 1 and 2
CzechRepublic / OK / A
Denmark / OZ / A
Faroe Islands / OY / A
Greenland / OX / A
Estonia / ES[5] / A[6], B6
Finland / OH / L, P, T, Y
Aland Islands / OH0 / L, P, T, Y
France / F / E23
Corsica / TK / E23
Guadeloupe / FG / E23
Guyana / FY / E23
Martinique / FM / E23
St-Bartholomew / FJ / E23
St-Pierre/Miquelon / FP / E23
St-Martin / FS / E23
Réunion (Glorieuse, Jean de
Nova, Tromelin) / FR / E23
Mayotte / FH / E23
French Antarctica (Crozet,
Kerguelen, St. Paul &
Amsterdam, Terre Adelie) / FT / E23
French Polynesia & Clipperton / FO / E23
New Caledonia / FK / E23
Wallis & Futuna / FW / E23
Germany / DL / 1, 2 and A
Greece / SV / A, B, C23
Hungary / HA, HG / RHB, RHC23
Iceland / TF / G
Ireland[7] / EI / CEPT 1 & CEPT 2
Italy / I / General23
Latvia / YL / 1, 2 23[8]
Liechtenstein / HB0 / CEPT
Lithuania / LY / A
Luxembourg / LX / General23
Malta[9] / 9H
Moldova / (not implemented)
Monaco / 3A / General23
Netherlands / PA / A, C and F
Norway / LA / A
Svalbard / JW / A
Poland / SP / 123
Portugal / CT / A, B
Azores / CU / A, B
Madeira / CT / A, B
Romania / YO / I and II
Russian Federation / R / (not implemented)
Moscow & other regions / R3a / (not implemented)
St. Petersburg / R1a / (not implemented)
San Marino / T7 / (not implemented)
Serbia and Montenegro / (not implemented)
SlovakRepublic3 / OM / A, B
Slovenia / S5 / A (old 1, 2, 3)[10]
Spain / EA, EB / A23
Sweden[11] / SM, SA / ALL
Switzerland / HB9 / 1, 2, CEPT
Turkey / TA / A23
Ukraine / UT / 1, 223
United Kingdom / M / FULL
Isle of Man / MD / FULL
N. Ireland / MI / FULL
Jersey / MJ / FULL
Scotland / MM / FULL
Guernsey / MU / FULL
Wales / MW / FULL
Vatican City / HV / (not implemented)
former YugoslavRepublic of
Macedonia / (not implemented)
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Appendix III
PARTICIPATION OF NON-CEPT ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE "CEPT RADIO AMATEUR LICENCE'' ACCORDING TO THIS RECOMMENDATION
- APPLICATION
1.1.Administrations, not being members of CEPT, may apply to the CEPT for participation in the CEPT radio amateur licensing systems regulated by this Recommendation. Applications should be addressed to CEPT Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), through the Office(ERO) (see Note).
A non-CEPT Administration in joining this Recommendation enters into an agreement with all CEPT countries having implemented this Recommendation or will do so in the future. It should be noted that non-CEPT countries wishing to implement this Recommendation between them should do so by separate agreement.
1.2.The application shall include a list of licence classes which are proposed as equivalent to the CEPT licence. Details of national examination syllabuses or documents describing the requirements of the national licence classes and their privileges shall be enclosed with the application. All the details mentioned above must be submitted in one of the official languages of the CEPT (English, French or German).
1.3.The applying Administration shall provide the call sign prefix to be used by visiting radio amateurs and details of any special conditions relating to the implementation of this Recommendation in the country concerned. Special conditions or restrictions should be confined to a minimum, and should not be imposed unless absolutely necessary, and shall be included in a footnote in appendix IV.
- PROCEDURES OF APPLICATIONS
2.1.The CEPT ECC shall check, based mainly on Recommendation T/R 61-02, each application to determine the equivalence of the national licence to the licencespecified in this Recommendation and to assess the acceptability of any deviations which have been requested by the applying Administration.
2.2.When the ECC has agreed to accept the participation of a non-CEPT country it notifies the applying Administration and arranges for the Office to include the relevant details in Appendix IV.
2.3.A CEPT Administration requiring a separate bilateral agreement to apply this Recommendation with a non-CEPT Administration, shall indicate this in a footnote in Appendix IV..
2.4.A non-CEPT Administration requiring a separate bilateral agreement to apply this Recommendation with a CEPT Administration, shall indicate this in a footnote in Appendix IV.
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Appendix IV
TABLE OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL LICENCES OF NON-CEPT COUNTRIES AND
THE CEPT LICENCE AND
OPERATING PRIVILEGES IN NON-CEPT COUNTRIES VALID FOR HOLDERS
OF LICENCES ISSUED BY CEPT ADMINISTRATIONS IN CONFORMITY
WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION
NON-CEPT countries / Call sign prefix(es) to be used in visited countries / National licencesof non-CEPT countries
equivalent to the CEPT licence / The operating privileges issued by
non-CEPT Administrations to holdersof the CEPT licence
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon Territory and Province of Prince Edward Island / VE
VO
VY
Israel / 4X
4Z / A, B, C / B (General)
Netherlands Antilles (ATN)
Curaçao
Bonaire
St. Eustatius
Saba
St. Maarten / PJ2
PJ4
PJ5
PJ6
PJ7
New Zealand / ZL / General[12] / General12
Peru / OA[13]
South Africa / ZS
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NON-CEPT countries / Call sign prefix(es) to be used in visited countries / National licencesof non-CEPT countries
equivalent to the CEPT licence / The operating privileges issued by non-CEPT Administrations to holders of the CEPT licence
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
USA
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
Baker Isl.
California
Colorado
Com. Of North. Mariana Isl.
Com. Of Puerto Rico
Connecticut
Delaware
DesecheoIsland
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
HowlandIsland
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Jarvis Isl.
Johnston Isl
Kansas
Kentucky
Kingman Reef
KureIsland
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Midway Isl.
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Navassa Isl.
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Palmyra Isl.
Peale Isl.
Pennsylvania
Rhode Isl. / W4
KL7
KH8
W7
W5
KH1
W6
W0
KH0
KP4
W1
W3
KP5
W3
W4
W4
KH2
KH6
KH1
W7
W9
W9
W0
KH5
KH3
W0
W4
KH5K
KH7
W5
W1
W3
W1
W8
KH4
W0
W5
W0
W7
KP1
W0
W7
W1
W2
W5
W2
W4
W0
W8
W5
W7
KH5
KH9
W3
W1
NON-CEPT countries / Call sign prefix(es) to be used in visited countries / National licences
of non-CEPT countries
equivalent to the CEPT licence / The operating privileges issued bynon-CEPT Administrations to holders of the CEPT licence
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Isl.
Virginia
Wake Isl.
Washington
West Virginia
Wilkes Isl.
Wisconsin
Wyoming / W4
W0
W4
W5
W7
W1
KP2
W4
KH9
W7
W8
KH9
W9
W7
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[1] The existing (old) licence classes “1” and “2” have become the new licence class “1”. For the licence holders with morse proficiency (old licence class 1), which is from now on an additional option, the information regarding morse proficiency is added as remark (for countries still retaining morse).
[2] Equivalence between CEPT licence and highest national licence level as of September 2003, i.e. before Morse code references were removed from T/R 61-01.
[3]For use of HF bands; Morse code is still required.
[4] For the time being the national licence and CEPT licence are separated. The national licence includes more data.
[5] This call sign prefix has to be supplemented with the digit designating the region where the amateur station is operating.
[6] The national A and B licences correspond to CEPT licence. Foreign radio amateur can operate on the territory of the EstonianRepublic for period up to three months with rights granted by B class qualification.
[7]Both CEPT 1 & CEPT 2 licence holders have full access to HF frequency as per ECP for reasons of reciprocity with countries still retaining morse. Morse code requirements removed as of 15 September 2003. CEPT 2 has no morse qualifications
[8]Holders of the Latvian National Amateur Radio Station Licence are not automatically issued a CEPT licence. To acquire a CEPT licence holders of the Latvian National Amateur Radio Station Licence must pass an examination consistent with CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-02 "Harmonised Amateur radio Examination Certificates".
[9]A revision to the currentlegislation is still being considered by the Malta Administration. Hence, for the time being, visitors still have to apply for a licence and call sign.
[10] The existing (old) licences: 1, 2 and 3 have become the new “A” licence. For the licence holders with morse proficiency (old 1 and 2), which is from now on an additional option, this information is added as remarks (for countries still retaining morse).
[11] After 1 October 2004 amateur radio is exempted from licensing. Exemption is only applicable for anyone who has a valid amateurradio certificate. As a result of this no separate license document will be issued to new amateurs after 1 October 2004. The callsign will after 1 October 2004 be included in the certificate.
Note:
Address: ERO European Radiocommunications Office, Peblingehus, Nansensgade 19, DK-1366 Copenhagen, Denmark
[12]The “General User Radio Licence” allowsholders of a CEPT amateur radio licence to operate in New Zealand for up to 90 days on all allocated amateur bands without the requirement to obtain any permits or approvals, or register with the regulator.
[13] The letters OA, to be followed with a number indicating the zone in Peru from which the station is operated, form a suffix to the national call sign of the operator.